New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-15
WE'LL DONE AT SARATOGA


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and spectators rose almost in BODY as ,iiey
entered, cheering and applauding. When they
had half-settled down again, they caugno s'en,
| as the party came upon the PLATFORM Oh Ooion -
Grants face, SO strikingly recalling thao Vi .no
| dead hero. Then they rose again anu "heh -io
| nominee was presented by the chaifn"n' ]n'i'
was a ringing cheer, followed by an eager silence
70 boa, What the candidate would say. He
stcnnea forward dressed in black and his hands
eased in black gloves, his face suffused with
| modest blush, his lips trembling with empar-
| rassment, succeeded in uttering in voice that
could hardly be heard twenty feet away SEN
| tence thanking the convention for the honor
done him and promising to do his duty, II elected,
tlcn stepped back, evidently glad 1t was over
His fathers speech said delegate ST..
THE TICKET PROMPTLY COMPLETED.
There was a marked absence OF heat or bitter
ness in the contests the nominations follow.
ing that for Secretary Of State. There was an
earnest riv8lry, but no ill-feeilng such as is
almost always seen in conventions, even when IL
c0ols off, and no bad results follow. In every
case except in the contest over State Engineer
and Surveyor, the will of the majority was so
plainly shown before the roll call was completed
withdrawn and the nominations made by accla-
nation. In this way Judge Lamoreaux. Of
Saratoga, was nominated for Controller; James
IL. Carmichael, of Buffalo, for State Treasurer.
and Deputy Attorney General Dennison for At.
torney General How far this was from being
the work of machine may he seen from the
tact that Judge Lamoreaux was supported by
Nessrs. Platt, Miller. Hiscock and Cornell. The
contest for State Engineer and Surveyor was so
close between Verplanck Covn, for so many
years the head Of the Adirondack Survey
and o. III. p, Cornell, Ex-Governor CornelTs
brother, that tho announcement was waited for
with good deal OF interest, showing the nomina-
ton of Cornell by little than score OF votes
TEMPERANCE THE CRUCIAL POINT IN TIE PLAT oRM
1t was not until o'clock in the evening that
Carroll E. Smith, chairman Of the Committee
on Resolutions appeared the platform This
was the sign that the long battle on the temper
ance plank ended. This the only par,
of the platform on which the convention, weary
it was, took any marked interest 1t provoked
the liveliest scene Of the convention. The CON-
mittee's resolution approved the purpose OF the
temperance legislation Of last winter, condcmncd
Governor Hills vetocs, favored local option and
restriction by taxation, but did not in specific
terms approve high license. Mr. Brodsxy, in
behalf Of those members Of the committee repre-
sentng the large cities, offered minority re
port dealing in vague terms with the question
Mr. Crosby offered a resolution specifically ap-
proving high license and in rather an excited
speech denounced the committees plank as "shily
shaly' sind contemplate and as an attempt
carry water on both shoulders. A good deal Of
feeling was shown during the discussion that
followed. Cries and Kisses were not infrequent,
among the groups of delegates from the lower
districts Of New-YorS gathered at the left Of
the chair. ESSpeaSer Erwin and General Mcr-
rift favored the majority report and Walter
Howe said that the convention would stultify
itself if it denounced Governor Hill for vctoing
bills which it did not specifically approve.
But the liveliest and most anus
ing scene of the day followed
when Senator Evarts took the platform evidently
irritated by Mr. Crosby's epithct contemplate
as applied TO the work OF the committee Mr.
Evarts read the plank line upon lire and pre-
cept upon precept, Analysing and explaining it
in his inimitablc way, and driving every point
home at Mr.. Crosby, who sat near the front,
and seemed TO enjoy it as much ms anyone Mr.
Evarts frgued that the convention was there
to enunciate general principles, not necessarily
to present details of legislation IL
the Crosby and Vedder bills were comprehensive
and Efficient then the committees demand for
such legislation was approval OF those bills
The committee declared for restriction by taxa
ton. Nothing could well he stronger, for Chief
Justice Marshall had said the power TO tax is the
power TO destroy.
Mr.. Crosby said in half apology that what he
meant by his epthet of "contemptible7 was
that the product Of the committees attempt to
reconcile many different ideas was so, but for
this he held no one member responsible,
Then," said Mr.. Evarts, you mean that no
one of us is contemplate. but that all OF US
together are"
The convention roarcd
WELL" said Mr.. Crosby joining in the laugh
ter, Il must say am not used to tilts OF this
kind with senior United States Senator's. II
you'll give me Buffalo Assemblyman 1 know
how to handle him.
There was mingling of modcsty and humor In
this that licascd the convention, and il roared
again. The upshot Of it all was that the conven-
ton voted down Mr.. Crosby's resolution with n
laundering no" Mr. Brodsly insisted upon
roll call ON his report. and got only 1876 votes
TO DIG for the majority report, which was then
adopted and the convention adjourned in good
spirits, confident of success in November.